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HP and Sprint PCS Announce Wireless Email Solution

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HP and Sprint PCS have announced an agreement to jointly market and sell the HP Openmail Anywhere solution as part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business. This solution enables business customers to wirelessly access their corporate email on Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones anywhere, anytime. The companies aim to provide quick and easy access for enterprises that want their employees to be able to wirelessly access their electronic mailboxes, folders, and directories while out of the office or on the go.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP Openmail Anywhere solution allows business customers to wirelessly access their corporate email on Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones.
  • The solution is part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business and enables employees to access their email, folders, and directories remotely.
  • The HP Praesidium Virtualvault Web server platform ensures secure remote access through the corporate firewall.
  • Sprint PCS business customers benefit from built-in security measures when accessing their corporate email using their Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phones or laptops connected via Sprint PCS Wireless Web Connection.
  • The joint solution aims to enhance the productivity of mobile professionals and provide a competitive advantage for companies that adopt a wireless email solution early.
  • Sprint PCS and HP plan to market the solution to Fortune 2000 Enterprise customers, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses through Openmail resellers and application service providers (ASPs).
  • The joint solution is expected to be rolled out to key companies over the next few months.

Statistics:

  • Sprint PCS has a nationwide wireless network covering nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Sprint PCS serves over 20 million business and residential customers.
  • HP has 88,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $48.8 billion in its 2000 fiscal year.
  • HP's wireless email solution leverages the open standards-based HP Praesidium Virtualvault Web server platform to ensure secure remote access through the corporate firewall.

Sources:

  • "Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS), the nation's fastest growing wireless carrier, today announced an agreement to jointly market and sell the HP Openmail Anywhere solution as part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business."
  • "About Sprint PCS Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS, voice and data nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country."
  • "About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on."

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